The Sports Palace 'Bilbao Arena' hosted Wednesday the fourth gala of the Fest Awards, in which La Mar de Músicas won the Best Small Format Festival in Spain.
They also won the Sonorama of Aranda de Duero (Burgos) as a Festival of Large Format and the Azkena Rock Festival of Vitoria to the Medium Format.
The recipient of the award was the Councilor for Culture of the City of Cartagena, David Martínez Noguera, who thanked "the work of all the people who make it possible for this festival to move forward, especially to the direction of it, to Paco Martín and José Luis Cegarra, who for 23 years have been offering Cartagena and visitors the opportunity to learn about music and culture from all over the world. "
"The Sea of ​​Music achieves that in July Cartagena moves to the rhythm of music, and that painting, literature, theater ... culture ultimately impregnate the streets and squares of our three-hundred-year-old city, increasing with each new edition its parallel activities, "said Martinez Noguera in the collection of the award.
The winners of the Fest Awards were decided between the votes of the public and a professional jury.
Premios Fest is the only recognition that exists in Spain dedicated to music festivals, and a fundamental reference of the sector.
This project is dedicated to promoting, valuing and celebrating the work and creativity of all those professionals responsible for the development, growth and improvement of the festivals held in Spain.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena